Calculating Magnification

Cards (5)

  • When a microscope is used to look at cells, scientists will often take photographs or produce drawings - (these are many times large than the real cell or structure)
  • What is the definition for magnification?
    How many times larger the image is than the real object
  • Magnification = size of image / size of real object
  • Magnification is not the same as resolution
  • Light microscopes can be built to magnify more and more , but after certain point, the images do not get any clearer